Foyt, 53, a four-time winner, decided to switch to his backup car and put the year-old Lola solidly into the tentative field at 209. 696 m. p. h, qualifying for a record 31st start here. Shawn James had 20 points for Northeastern( 4- 5, but the NCAA' s fifth leading scorer, Northeastern' s Jose Juan Barea, was limited to 12 points on 4- of- 22 shooting Barea was averaging 24 points coming into the game. UConn coach Geno Aurimma said the three- headed attack has been his game plan ever since starters Kalana Greene and Mel Thomas were lost to injury earlier in the year Since Thomas went down against Syracuse on Jan. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo( AP- Kamarr Davis scored 15 points, leading Montana to a 69- 66 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Thursday night. Jamie Medley added 13 points and Meagan Bermingham 10 for the Pilots. "I think losing in the league meet woke me up" Christy Carolin said.
And the bullpen has combined for six saves, fewer than half of those already accrued by Oakland's Dennis Eckersley. I can put the bat on the ball, I can make contact and hit it through the infield But I'm not attacking the ball-and that's what I have to do. But those who haven't heard of the series-it's being played here for the first time, so chances are that not many have-might be surprised to know that this will be its 12th consecutive year. "I saw the fish tracking my lure and I knew from the tail that it was a huge fish" she said. In short, Kite has been, by a clear margin, the most consistent American player of the '80s.
In the States, they usually drive, even to California, in a nicely maintained 1976 Cadillac that has already seen 227,000 miles. But Hoskins, the Wildcats' second- leading scorer, fouled out with 2: 45 remaining and Kansas State' s rally ended soon after. BYU scored its first points midway in the second quarter, when Harvey Unga scampered into the end zone from the 1- yard line. The Bulldogs opened the game with a 10- 0 run, and it was 14- 4 when all five Yale starters had scored.
"I think 25 years ago you'd be asking to get creased if you did that" added Seattle coach Frank Howard. Price finished with 19 points and Glenn had 16 points and nine rebounds as Tulsa( 2- 6) nearly gave Alvin Williamson a victorious head coaching debut " There' s a lot of work to be done between the ears " said Williamson, who took over after John Phillips resigned Saturday " We don' t play for moral victories at the University of Tulsa " Vernell Davis scored 12 points and Seneca Collins added 10 for Tulsa, which hasn' t beaten Oklahoma since 1996 " Coach had us ready, but I think everybody wanted this game " Glenn said " We wanted to show everybody we' re going to be a quality basketball team by the time it' s over " Bookout had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma, which outrebounded Tulsa 33- 28 and limited the Golden Hurricane to five offensive rebounds and four second- chance points. Ronnie Burrell led UNC Greensboro with 19 points, while Ricky Hickman scored 15 and Kyle Hines added 10 for the Spartans, who shot just 42 6 percent from the field. Ashby also had a career- high 17 rebounds, including eight offensive as Colorado turned a 21- 15 halftime rebounding disadvantage into a 38- 32 edge " If we keep a rebounding edge like we did in the first half I' m convinced we' re going to get some good looks " Cal coach Ben Braun said " That really hurt us. Romero, now director of promotions at Ascot Park, won one of his greatest races there in 1973 on a Triumph, edging Gene Scott by an eyelash.
It doesn' t matter who you' re playing " Love said " We have less than three weeks until we play Stanford on the road. The Blue Devils have beaten North Carolina the past three years. Lee Humphrey added 15 points and Corey Brewer had 11 for the Gators, who have scored at least 74 points in every game this season. But the Orange County player of the year found the road to stardom bumpy. "Chub (Feeney, Padre president) has given me instructions to get it done" Romenesko said. North Florida also had a balanced attack with Chris Timberlake' s 16 points leading five North Florida players in double figures. Miller inherited Jim Palmer-or rather, the one 20-win season he had left.
The College World Series opens today at Rosenblatt Stadium, where it has been held the past 38 years. "I'd just like to play well the next two days" Mayfair said, "and end all this college stuff on a good note" USC leads in NCAA Division I men's golf See story, Page 8. . TCU shot 39 percent from the field, and made 10- of- 11 from the free- throw line SMU won the rebounding contest, 44- 34. Donna Watson of Yorba Linda shot a 1-under-par 71 Friday to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the 65th Los Angeles City women's golf championships at Encino Golf Course.
Long Beach crushed El Camino, 11-1, that first Saturday in May and a Mt Sac victory would have handed the first-round bye to Mt Sac by virtue of its 3-0 record against El Camino So it took El Camino and Mt. The Sun Devils' biggest lead in the first half was 6- 1, but UConn responded with a 16- 2 run to go ahead 17- 8 with 10: 20 remaining. She' s not herself " The Bears could only build a 6- 3 lead against the Scarlet Knights' reserves. Williams led Southern, which has lost seven straight games, with 14 points and made four 3- pointers Joe Holiday added 11 points. I know the team is discouraged and frustrated, but they' ve played through a lot of adversity and injury and I' m 100 percent behind my team ". The Bulldogs got the ball back with 11 seconds left, but Mark Porter stole the ball from Eric Flato about 25 feet from the Yale basket and drove in for a layup Porter hit three 3- pointers and finished with 15 points Travis Pinick missed a half- court attempt at the buzzer.
Seven different Cougars scored during the decisive run, with Burgess, Tavernari and Michael Loyd making 3- pointers. Auriemma is hopeful the Huskies can build off the effort and energy they exhibited against the Hoyas " It certainly makes you feel better than if you had a lousy effort, but going down there and playing in that environment is a game in and of itself " Auriemma said " What you' ve done before really doesn' t matter that much. "I think the questions in the spring were the usual ones you have about a young, hard-throwing minor league pitcher. The hand-shaped Italian good-luck pendant, a gift from his grandparents, is thought to keep the Mal Occhio (the Evil Eye) from falling upon its wearer. Boyd also completed 21 of 30 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns, the second- best passing yardage game of his career. It just seems like everyone is executing a little better than us " It was only the fourth Iowa victory over Ohio State in 42 years and the widest margin of victory for the Hawkeyes, who have won 16 straight at home " When you don' t run the football, it affects everything " Tressel said " A good football team can usually hang in there if you can run the football and right now, we can' t " Justin Zwick again was ineffective at quarterback for Ohio State and fans who had been clamoring for Smith to get a chance finally got their wish. The Mountain West champion Horned Frogs were out to prove themselves after being snubbed by the BCS.
A drive by Lofton started a 6- 0 run for the Vols, and the Gators couldn' t get any closer " When we play at home, we' re hard to beat " Lofton said " It' s the crowd You' re at your home gym and everybody is with you. Carin Horne added 12 points despite sitting most of the second half, and the Falcons( 16- 2, 6- 0 Mid- American) held the Chippewas scoreless for nearly four minutes on the way to a 39- 20 halftime lead. "And to be fourth-best over millions, I'm not disappointed" Newport Harbor's Jim Geerlings knew the feeling. And that' s on her coach " UCSB( 0- 1, favored to win its 11th straight Big West title, was led by Jenna Green with 17 points and Erin O' Bryan with 13.
Rashad Wright' s basket for Georgia( 2- 1) tied the score at 71- all at the end of regulation. But the officials disallowed the points when it was determined the clock hadn' t started on Duke' s inbounds pass before the steal Duke' s 22 turnovers matched its 22 field goals. Freshman Vedran Vukusic led Northwestern with 25 points and nine rebounds. The teams then traded baskets before GW forward Pops Mensah- Bonsu fouled out with 6: 43 to go.
PITTSBURGH( AP- Chris Taft and Carl Krauser agree Pittsburgh( No 14 ESPN/ USA Today; No 13 AP) is getting hungry for some competition The Panthers certainly won' t find it in their own city. Sammy Mejia scored a season- high 24 points- including a basket to answer a late Wake Forest run in the final seconds- and DePaul beat the 16th- ranked Demon Deacons 84- 81 on Tuesday night to snap their 21- game home winning streak. Martin Samarco led Bowling Green( 2- 4, scoring 27 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Conradt said Jackson forced her shot at times, causing her to shoot 3- for- 8 from the floor and register 17 free throw attempts " Tiffany' s competitive and she' s relentless " Conradt said " Sometimes she' ll try to force some things in double team when we' d be better off kicking it out and finding the open person " The win was the most one- sided victory for Tech against Texas since February 2000 when the Lady Raiders won 73- 44 in Lubbock Davis and Erin Grant each had double- doubles for Tech. He made life miserable for the Lakers, exploding for 21 points and 20 rebounds in 41 minutes off the bench as the Mavericks beat the Lakers, 106-94, in Game 3 of the National Basketball Assn.
"I think if I had a wish" Bowden said, "I'd wish I could be a head coach at an orphanage" -Dan Glenn led the Newport Harbor girls' volleyball team to the 5-A championship in 1987 but realized later, "I really didn't enjoy it" Glenn squabbled with parents and players about playing time and realized that even a quick smile and a laugh weren't enough to make everyone happy "That was the hardest thing about it" he said "I always thought there was something I could do. He also connected with Wes Miller for 27 yards in the third quarter The Bears' defense scored twice in the first half. The Shockers shot 50 percent( 24- of- 48) for the game, while holding the Bears to 35 percent( 19- of- 54) shooting. For the 10th straight time, he went at least seven innings. Larry McWilliams shudders at the thought of how close his career came to a premature end last fall Two things saved him First, there was successful rotator cuff surgery Next, Manager Whitey Herzog of the St Louis Cardinals invited him to spring training. When the team gathers for stretching exercises before games and practices, Lofrano purposefully keeps his distance "I don't want to be listening to what they say" he said "They're individuals and you can't take that away from them.
The Spiders also lost all 14 games against Cincinnati and managed only one victory against Chicago, New York and their sister team, St Louis The shift in players did work for St. Hofstra improved its recent record at Madison Square Garden to 7- 2, including the Holiday Festival titles in 1998 and 1999. Penn State started the second half on a 6- 2 run that cut Purdue' s lead to 40- 27 After a timeout, Purdue responded with a 6- 0 run. "I've seen them charge the boat and grab the side after I've shot them in the head three times with my . 357 Magnum That's what I love about them They never give up"Nor has Bob Hose given up He won't, it seems, until he must.
After trailing 44- 17 with less than nine minutes to play, the Huskers used a 13- 0 run to close within 14. Tuesday night, the Cyclones shot 31 percent from the floor and scored 52 points- both season lows- in a 74- 52 loss to No 16 Kansas State. They' re learning how to play the game, but it' s a little hard being new " It looked like things wouldn' t do so well for the Longhorns in this one, either. She missed 13 of her first 15 shots before making three in a row to lead a late 13- 4 charge that got the Bears within 71- 61 in the final 3 minutes.
